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Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchCrew Of The Space Shuttle Atlantis WalkCrew of the space shuttle Atlantis walk out before heading to the launch pad July 8, 2011 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in advance of the 11:26 a.m. (EDT) launch of STS-135, the final flight of the shuttle program. Leading the crew is commander Chris Ferguson (R, front), pilot Doug Hurley (L, front), followed by mission specialists Sandy Magnus (L, rear) and Rex Walheim (R, rear). Atlantis is poised to blaze a path into history Friday when it propels toward the heavens on the last-ever mission of the 30-year-old American space shuttle program.(Photo credit by STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchCrew Of The Space Shuttle Atlantis WalkCrew of the space shuttle Atlantis walk out before heading to the launch pad July 8, 2011 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in advance of the 11:26 a.m. (EDT) launch of STS-135, the final flight of the shuttle program. Leading the crew is commander Chris Ferguson (R), pilot Doug Hurley (2nd R), followed by mission specialists Rex Walheim (2nd R) and Sandy Magnus (L). Atlantis is poised to blaze a path into history Friday when it propels toward the heavens on the last-ever mission of the 30-year-old American space shuttle program.(Photo credit by STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchCrew Of The Space Shuttle Atlantis WalkCrew of the space shuttle Atlantis walk out before heading to the launch pad July 8, 2011 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in advance of the 11:26 a.m. (EDT) launch of STS-135, the final flight of the shuttle program. Leading the crew is commander Chris Ferguson (R, front), pilot Doug Hurley (L, front), followed by mission specialists Sandy Magnus (L, rear) and Rex Walheim (R, rear). Atlantis is poised to blaze a path into history Friday when it propels toward the heavens on the last-ever mission of the 30-year-old American space shuttle program.(Photo credit by STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchCrew Of The Space Shuttle Atlantis WalkCrew of the space shuttle Atlantis walk out before heading to the launch pad July 8, 2011 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in advance of the 11:26 a.m. (EDT) launch of STS-135, the final flight of the shuttle program. Leading the crew is commander Chris Ferguson (R), pilot Doug Hurley (2nd R), followed by mission specialists Sandy Magnus (2nd L) and Rex Walheim (L). Atlantis is poised to blaze a path into history Friday when it propels toward the heavens on the last-ever mission of the 30-year-old American space shuttle program.(Photo credit by STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchNASA's Final Space Shuttle Flight Lifts Off From Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 08: Hundreds of journalists from around the world watch the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis STS-135 from the press area at Kennedy Space Center July 8, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This lift off is the last in the 30-year-old shuttle program. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchNASA's Final Space Shuttle Flight Lifts Off From Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 08: Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center July 8, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This lift off is the last in the 30-year-old shuttle program.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchUS Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts OffUS space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on July 8, 2011 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final flight of the shuttle program.(Photo credit by STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchNASA's Final Space Shuttle Flight Lifts Off From Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 08: Spectators watch as Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off during the final space shuttle mission from the Kennedy Space Center on Cape Canaveral, Florida July 8, 2011. This is the final launch of the space shuttle program, which began in 1981. The total miles flown by all of the space shuttles are 537,114,016. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchNASA's Final Space Shuttle Flight Lifts Off From Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 08: Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center July 8, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This lift off is the last in the 30-year-old shuttle program. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchNASA's Final Space Shuttle Flight Lifts Off From Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 08: A spectator reacts as Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off during the final space shuttle mission from the Kennedy Space Center July 8, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This is the final launch of the space shuttle program, which began in 1981. The total miles flown by all of the space shuttles are 537,114,016. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchNASA's Final Space Shuttle Flight Lifts Off From Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 08: Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center July 8, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This lift off is the last in the 30-year-old shuttle program. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchNASA's Final Space Shuttle Flight Lifts Off From Cape CanaveralTITUSVILLE, FL - JULY 08: People watch as Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on the last mission of the space shuttle program on July 8, 2011 in Titusville, Florida. This is the final launch of the space shuttle program, which began in 1981.(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchNASA's Final Space Shuttle Flight Lifts Off From Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 08: Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center July 8, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This lift off is the last in the 30-year-old shuttle program.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchUS Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts OffUS space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on July 8, 2011 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final flight of the shuttle program.(Photo credit by STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchNASA's Final Space Shuttle Flight Lifts Off From Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 08: Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center July 8, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This lift off is the last in the 30-year-old shuttle program. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchNASA's Final Space Shuttle Flight Lifts Off From Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 08: Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center July 8, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This lift off is the last in the 30-year-old shuttle program.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchNASA's Final Space Shuttle Flight Lifts Off From Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 08: Spectators watch as Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off during the final space shuttle mission from the Kennedy Space Center on Cape Canaveral, Florida July 8, 2011. This is the final launch of the space shuttle program, which began in 1981. The total miles flown by all of the space shuttles are 537,114,016.(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Photos: Final NASA Space Shuttle LaunchNASA's Final Space Shuttle Flight Lifts Off From Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 08: Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center July 8, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This lift off is the last in the 30-year-old shuttle program.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)